AURORA ENGINEERING LLC

Potomac, MD · Aerospace · Private

MEDOS: a computationally lightweight software system for autonomous spacecraft control that translates detectable telemetry events into spacecraft actions

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · aurora.engineering

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Potomac, MD
Total capital: $2.5M

Federal grants: $982K; 2 awards · 2022–2024; Rank in peer group#42 of 44
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $1.6M; 6 awards · NASA; Rank in Aerospace#516 of 1335
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

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Latest events

Jul 2026Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Medos Llm Capability Development And AI Assurance$200K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III 80NSSC25C0110 Medos Llm Capability Development$80K
Sep 2025Federal contractNASA · STTR Phase III - Medos Extension To Heliophysics Instrumentation$124K
Jan 2025Federal contractNASA · FY25 Phase III - Medos (module For Event Driven Operations On Spacecraft) Astra (autonomous Science And Technology For Reactive Adaptability) Capability Development$118K
Jan 2024Federal contractNASA · SBIR Phase III - Medos (module For Event Driven Operations On Spacecraft) Distributed Systems Mission (dsm) Capability Development$208K
Jan 2024Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Module For Event Driven Operations On Spacecraft (medos) Expanded For Multi-agent Decision Making And Teaming$834K
Jan 2024Federal contractNASA · Module For Event Driven Operations On Spacecraft (medos) Expanded For Multi-agent Decision Making And Teaming$834K

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Jul 2022Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Module for Event Driven Operations on Spacecraft (MEDOS)$148K

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Standing among 44 peers

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Aerospace · Orbital_ops · Software

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What it has protected

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Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

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06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

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